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| very strange health news | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 7 2011, 07:58 AM (258 Views) | |
| apple | Apr 7 2011, 07:58 AM Post #1 |
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one of the angels
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My robust and healthy brother in law, Eric, went to the hospital with a strep throat. It went into his neck and spinal column and he now has absesses inside the column that is slowly paralyzing him. So, today they are entering his body through the throat to attempt to remove the absesses.. he is very sick. They called in specialists from the national center for infectious disease to analyze the him. He needs a really good team. |
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| Frank_W | Apr 7 2011, 08:05 AM Post #2 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Very best wishes to him, and to the team of surgeons and specialists. |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| The 89th Key | Apr 7 2011, 08:10 AM Post #3 |
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Wow - it can happen to the healthiest of them. So sorry to hear, and my thoughts and prayers for him and your family as he goes through these procedures. |
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| brenda | Apr 7 2011, 08:22 AM Post #4 |
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Scary stuff there. Hope they can help him quickly and that no lasting damage is done. Prayers for him. |
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| Mark | Apr 7 2011, 08:28 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Oh my. lots of prayers for your brother in law. |
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| RosemaryTwo | Apr 7 2011, 08:30 AM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Please let us know how he progresses. He will be on my mind. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
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| Horace | Apr 7 2011, 08:33 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Ouch. Hope Eric gets better soon, apple. |
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| KlavierBauer | Apr 7 2011, 09:04 AM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Sorry to hear this Apple. Thinking of you and your family today - I pray that everyone (including your brother in law) has the strength to persevere through whatever course this ends up taking. |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 7 2011, 09:05 AM Post #9 |
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Cheers
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Oh no, Apple. I'm sorry. |
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| Luke's Dad | Apr 7 2011, 09:33 AM Post #10 |
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Oh my. I offer my prayers, of course. |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 7 2011, 10:16 AM Post #11 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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He's in my prayers, Apple. |
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| big al | Apr 7 2011, 10:24 AM Post #12 |
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Bull-Carp
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Prayers for Eric. Big Al |
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| Luke's Dad | Apr 7 2011, 10:25 AM Post #13 |
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Was the bacterial infection anti-biotic resistant? |
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| kathyk | Apr 7 2011, 10:35 AM Post #14 |
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Pisa-Carp
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That's crazy! I've never heard of strep infecting the spinal column. Rheumatic fever and heart involvement, yes, but the spine?! Also sending prayers your way. |
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| apple | Apr 7 2011, 10:40 AM Post #15 |
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one of the angels
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the first thing I thought of when I heard the news, Kathy was you.. how a seemingly healthy person can be suddenly felled in a swoop. |
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| apple | Apr 7 2011, 05:50 PM Post #16 |
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one of the angels
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all I know is that he was in surgery for 11 hours.. ICU now and 'ok'. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Apr 7 2011, 05:54 PM Post #17 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Oh man - I'm so sorry, apple! I'm glad he's 'ok' now, but what a crazy stressful thing for everyone! I'll keep him (and you!) in my thoughts! |
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| Jolly | Apr 7 2011, 07:27 PM Post #18 |
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Once an organism goes systemic, all kinds of strange things can happen. May he recover quickly. |
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| Frank_W | Apr 8 2011, 04:39 AM Post #19 |
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Hope his recovery is swift and perfect. |
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